Appliance rant

[347convert]

I noticed your microwave was a Whirlpool, but couldn't get a marque on your fridge. That freezer I just had poop out on me and my meat was a Whirlpool, 4 yrs old. Coincidence? Dunno.

My folks have a Frigidaire upright freezer they bought in 1962, still works fine, never been down. Must've been back when we built shit here and took pride in it.

Maytag, Maybe Whirlpool is the appliance worlds KIA?

[347convert]

I don't really understand the fancy appliances.. I just want something that does what its supposed to. (maybe I am a bit old school) I don't need an LCD screen on my fridge.. I just need it to keep things cool. I don't need a super fancy high efficiency washer and dryer... my energy bills still seem to be reasonable without all the high tech stuff.

I am a milk fan. In the fridge there is a special spot in the door for Milk/beer that has a seperate temp control, so you can make that one spot of the fridge colder. let say Milk will freeze at 29* I can make it 30*.

[4Gas$]

No offence to you... But that statement is horse shit... You can't compare higher tech models to simple older models...

Oh really, you think so? I can compare simple refrigerator needs &
costs, its really easy. My older refrigerators, work, work longer, work
better and work much cheaper.

Some of these “higher tech models”, cost 10 to 20 times as much, don’t
work as well and don’t work as long.

Hey, you’re right, there is no comparing them……the used ones are the
clear winner!

To me the only “horse shit”, is spending $2,000 to $3,000 for a refrigerator
(that seems to have issues).

Oh, and “No offence” taken

[347convert]

To me the only “horse shit”, is spending $2,000 to $3,000 for a refrigerator
(that seems to have issues).

Haha, I do have issues with spending money sometimes. I think Im.... I did get my $40 from DTE by giving them my old fridge, That actually worked...... but it was black and I wanted stainless.

[347convert]

And to completely honest the only reason I bought that fridge is because I couldnt afford this one.

[Stalker]

Oh really, you think so? I can compare simple refrigerator needs &
costs, its really easy. My older refrigerators, work, work longer, work
better and work much cheaper.

Some of these “higher tech models”, cost 10 to 20 times as much, don’t
work as well and don’t work as long.

Hey, you’re right, there is no comparing them……the used ones are the
clear winner!

To me the only “horse shit”, is spending $2,000 to $3,000 for a refrigerator
(that seems to have issues).

Oh, and “No offence” taken

And that's your decision. There's certain things which I deem worth paying for. Just because you're a tighwad doesn't necessarily make your decisions right. For you they are, for others it's a waste of space to not maximize the functionality of a device that has the capability to do more than just keep an item cold.

[WhiteHawk]

Now you know why I buy used appliances.

I research & find the best older proven best
ones & pick them up. The newer ones are costing
more & lasting less!

I use two refrigerators that I purchased for $80 &
$100. They both work great, look good. – and at
that price, keep me happy!

I've had them for 4+ years now.

When i was single, I would always get used appliances. I bought a used Kenmore probably built in the 80's for $120 and it lasted 11 years. When you are married, though, it is an entire different story. Suddenly the used appliance place that also offers taxidermy service is no longer "Good Enough" when it comes to replacing your broken washing machine.

I bought a used Whirlpool dryer that was old. The ignitor went out, so I took it apart and went to the repair shop and gave the guy the model number. He told me that he has thousands of dryer manuals on 100's of pages of microfilm and mine was on sheet #2. but it lasted 10 years!

-Geoff